Staff Nurse - Internal Medicine Clinic American Hospital Dubai LLC

General:

• Provides age-specific patient-centered care utilizing the nursing process.

• Performs patient assessment using appropriate, problem-focused, and age-specific assessment techniques.

• Performs continual critical care assessment of patient and family's physical and psychological needs.

• Involves the patient, significant others, and health care providers in the plan of care when appropriate.

• Collaborates with a multi-disciplinary team to provide patient care.

• Coordinates and plans critical care/clinical pathway, and prioritizes care, based on individual needs. Revise the care plan as necessary.

• Initiates appropriate transfer plan.

• Recognizes subtle cues to anticipate potential problems.

• Documents all relevant data in the medical record according to hospital/departmental standards.

• Ensures availability and maintenance of supplies and equipment needed for the unit and patient care.

• Performs clerical duties when needed.

• Assumes responsibility for meeting Joint Commission International Accreditation (JCIA) required mandatory education (e.g. fire, safety, infection control and others).

• Participates in staff meetings and unit committees/projects.

• Participates in developing and achieving unit goals.

• Maintains a safe environment for patients and staff.

• Performs safe handling and administrating of Narcotic/Controlled and Semi-Controlled Drugs and documentation as directed by policies and procedures.

• Ensures completion of unit competencies i.e. pain management, and utilization of Emergency department devices.

• Maintains clinical and professional competency based on the latest research and established standards of practice.

• Completes yearly, the critical care nursing competencies (basic).

• Participates in unit-based Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) activities (data collection, CQI teams, incident reporting, customer complaint reporting, medication error reporting etc.).

• Participates in ongoing educational activities.

• Maintains mandatory educational requirements.

• Performs additional duties when required.

Unit Specific:

• Conducts a 6-minute walk test.

• Performs bedside spirometry.

• Provides assistance during intraarticular injections.

• Assists in conducting a rectal examination.

• Supports in performing proctoscopy.